Truth or Dare for Teens: 100 Clean Questions and Dares

Truth or dare works best with teens when everyone is having fun and nobody feels cornered. These 100 questions and dares are clean enough for sleepovers, birthday parties and youth groups, but not babyish. They are sorted by type, so you can pick a mood, and there are simple rules below that keep the game fair. For younger children, use our truth or dare questions for kids instead.

Rules that keep it fun

1. Agree on a pass rule before you start: everyone gets two or three free passes, no questions asked.
2. No dares that are dangerous, involve leaving the house, or touch someone who has not said yes.
3. What is said in the game stays in the game. No screenshots or recordings unless everyone agrees.
4. Use a random name picker or spin the bottle to choose who goes next, so nobody gets picked on.
5. If you cannot decide between truth and dare, let the yes or no button choose: yes for truth, no for dare.

Funny truths (20)

1. What is the most embarrassing thing you have done in front of a teacher?
2. What is the weirdest food combination you secretly like?
3. What is the silliest thing you have ever cried about?
4. Have you ever waved back at someone who was not waving at you?
5. What song do you sing when nobody is listening?
6. What is the worst haircut you have ever had?
7. Have you ever pretended to be sick to skip something?
8. What is the funniest autocorrect fail you have sent?
9. What is the strangest dream you remember?
10. Who in this room would survive longest in a zombie film?
11. What is your most used emoji, and why?
12. What is the most childish thing you still do?
13. Have you ever laughed so hard you snorted in public?
14. What was your worst fashion choice?
15. What is the dumbest way you have hurt yourself?
16. What is something you were sure was true as a kid but was not?
17. Which cartoon character would you date?
18. What is the longest you have gone without showering?
19. What is the last thing you searched online?
20. What is one thing you would never want your parents to see on your phone (that you can say out loud)?

Deeper truths (20)

1. What is something you are proud of that nobody knows about?
2. What is your biggest fear about the future?
3. Who is the person you look up to most, and why?
4. What is one thing you would change about school?
5. What is the best advice anyone has given you?
6. When did you last feel really nervous?
7. What is a goal you have not told anyone?
8. What is something you wish adults understood about teenagers?
9. What is the kindest thing a stranger has done for you?
10. If you could restart one year of your life, which would it be?
11. What do you think people get wrong about you?
12. What makes you feel most like yourself?
13. What is one habit you want to break?
14. Who is a friend you have lost touch with and miss?
15. What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
16. What is the hardest thing you have had to say sorry for?
17. What is one thing on your bucket list?
18. What are you most grateful for right now?
19. When was the last time you changed your mind about something important?
20. What is something small that always cheers you up?

Crushes and friendships (keep it light) (10)

1. Have you ever had a crush on a celebrity? Who?
2. What is the first thing you notice about a new person?
3. What is your idea of a perfect first date?
4. Have you ever had a crush on a friend's sibling?
5. What is the cheesiest pick-up line you know?
6. Which friend here gives the best advice?
7. Who in this room would you call in an emergency?
8. What is a green flag in a friend?
9. What is a red flag in a friend?
10. Have you ever kept a secret for a friend that was hard to keep?

Indoor dares (20)

1. Talk in an accent of the group's choice until your next turn.
2. Do your best impression of someone in the room.
3. Sing the chorus of a song chosen by the person on your left.
4. Let the group give you a new hairstyle with only your hands.
5. Do ten jumping jacks while saying the alphabet.
6. Eat a spoonful of a condiment chosen by the group.
7. Speak only in questions until your next turn.
8. Do a dramatic reading of the last text you received (you can skip private ones).
9. Balance a spoon on your nose for ten seconds.
10. Dance with no music for 30 seconds.
11. Try to lick your elbow.
12. Wear your socks on your hands until the next round.
13. Act out a movie scene without words until someone guesses it.
14. Let someone draw a moustache on you with washable marker.
15. Hold a plank for 30 seconds.
16. Make up a rap about the person on your right.
17. Walk like a model across the room and back.
18. Say a tongue twister three times fast.
19. Try to make the person opposite you laugh without touching them.
20. Keep a straight face while the group tries to make you laugh for one minute.

Phone and social dares (with permission) (10)

1. Show the group your most recent photo (you can pick another if it is private).
2. Read out your screen time from last week.
3. Let the group choose your phone wallpaper for a day.
4. Send a heart emoji to the third person in your chats (a friend or family member).
5. Post a story with a silly filter for one hour.
6. Text a family member "I love you" with no explanation.
7. Show your last five emojis used.
8. Let the group write your next status update (nothing mean).
9. Call a friend and sing happy birthday, even if it is not their birthday.
10. Change your display name to one the group picks for an hour.

Group and sleepover dares (20)

1. Everyone has to compliment you, and you can only say "thank you".
2. Do a runway walk wearing three items from other people's bags.
3. Build a blanket fort in under two minutes.
4. Tell a scary story in under one minute with the lights off.
5. Swap one item of clothing with the person on your left until the next round.
6. Lead the group in a two-minute dance class.
7. Make a sandwich for the whole group with your eyes closed.
8. Do the worst magic trick ever with total confidence.
9. Pretend to be a news reporter and interview the group about tonight.
10. Let the group pick a nickname that everyone uses for you until morning.
11. Talk only in whispers for three rounds.
12. Teach the group a skill in 60 seconds.
13. Do a fake advert for a random object in the room.
14. Recite a nursery rhyme as a heavy metal song.
15. Play a song on an "air instrument" with full emotion.
16. Narrate the next round like a sports commentator.
17. Freeze in a statue pose until someone says your name.
18. Do your best animal impression and the group guesses.
19. Do a slow-motion replay of your last goal, real or imagined.
20. Give a two-minute TED talk on a topic the group picks.

Play it online

No time to read out a list? Our free truth or dare game picks a random truth or dare for you, works on one phone passed around the group, and needs no sign-up. For calmer rounds, try never have I ever or would you rather.

FAQ

What are good truth or dare questions for teens?

Funny truths about embarrassing moments, light questions about crushes and friendships, and silly dares like accents, impressions and dance moves work well. Avoid anything that could hurt or humiliate someone.

How do you keep truth or dare safe at a sleepover?

Agree on rules first: free passes, no dangerous dares, no leaving the house, no touching without a yes, and no recordings without everyone's OK.

Can you play truth or dare online?

Yes. A free online truth or dare game picks a random question or dare, so the group just passes the phone around.

How do you choose who goes next in truth or dare?

Take turns in a circle, spin a bottle, or use a random name picker so the choice is fair and nobody is targeted.